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Undergraduate BSc (Hons)
Sport Coaching
Help young people reach their full potential in sport and physical activity. You’ll develop good coaching leadership and communication skills on this course.
Course Overview
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CX6D -
L27 -
Headingley Campus Beckett Park -
Full-Time -
3 Years -
16 Sep 2024
Evidence-based coaching education
This degree is shaped by an established model of coaching. It is recognised globally by international and national governing bodies of sport as an evidence-based framework for educating coaches.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Gain an in depth understanding of your sport and of coaching to support the design of engaging pratices
- Enhance your key coaching skills by understanding your participants and helping them to achieve their potential within their sport and life
- Learn how to plan, deliver and review both short and long-term training programmes
- Analyse sporting performance and develop your coaching techniques using a range of resources and information technology
- Apply your learning from the course within organised placements
- Learn the crucial skill of self-reflection to improve your coaching skills and employability
Learn from experts
You’ll be taught by staff who have vast experience in sport coaching from grass roots through to international sport. Members of your teaching team currently deliver a wide variety of support services to coaches and athletes at all levels and across an extensive range of sports.
Centre for Sport Coaching research centre
All of your lecturers are engaged in our world renowned research Centre for Sport Coaching, based at Carnegie School of Sport. The centre focuses on three broad topics:
- Effective and ethical sport coaching practice to improve participant and performer development experiences and outcomes
- Coach learning, development, and education
- Coaching policy and systems
The centre’s research underpins the design, delivery and real world connectivity of your degree.
Hands-on experience
Invaluable placement opportunities will give you the chance to put your learning into practice. You could coach children from local schools or work on campus assisting our coaches, some of whom work with Olympic athletes. Or you could gain experience in the wider sports industry.
We support placements in primary and secondary schools, schools catering for pupils with special educational needs, further education colleges and even our own and other universities, professional sport clubs, community based sport clubs and NGB run talent development academies, all in the Leeds city region.
Our students currently coach a range of activities and sports including:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cricket
- Figure Skating
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Korfball
- Lifestyle sports
- Martial arts
- Multi Skills
- Netball
- Rugby league and union
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weight lifting
Additional qualifications to boost your career
In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to top up your experience with professionally recognised vocational qualifications such as Emergency First Aid and Safeguarding Children. Furthermore we offer support in attaining National Governing Body Sport coaching qualifications.
Why study Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University...
- 93.8% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*
- 91% of students on BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching were positive about the way teaching staff explain things**
- Evidence-based learning - this course is taught using a unique model of coaching recognised globally by international and national governing bodies of sport as an evidence-based framework for coaching education
- 60 hours of placement opportunities will provide invaluable work-based learning experience in a variety of contexts including schools, talent development academies, community sports clubs and in professional sport
*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21
**National Student Survey 2023, course now BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching
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Student opportunities and research in sport Jamie French, course tutor for our physical education course at Leeds Beckett University and a qualified UK Athletics Coach Education Tutor, talks about the variety of subjects available to study within sport, the exciting facilities our students get to experience and how his research is helping athletes to get the most out of their performance.
Carnegie School of Sport Sport students from Leeds Beckett University share their experiences of making friends in their first year, studying in a £45 million state-of-the-art building, and learning alongside athletes, coaches, and industry professionals.
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Carnegie School of Sport Heritage We have a long history in sports education stretching back to 1933 and the prestigious Carnegie College of Physical Training. Today, alumni of this college and its successor institutions are leaders in national and international sport.
Everything you need to know
Discover all there is to know about the course, from entry requirements and fees to exploring the school you’ll be joining - we’ve got it covered.
Entry requirements
112-128
points required
We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
Entry requirements
112-128
points required
UCAS Tariff Points: 112-128 points required.
(Minimum 72-80 points from two A Levels or equivalent, e.g. BTEC Nationals or Cambridge Technicals, excluding General Studies.).
GCSEs
GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.Access to HE Diploma
Pass overall with 112-128 UCAS tariff points.T Levels
Pass overall with 112-128 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core.Scottish Awards
112-128 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.Irish Leaving Certificate
112-128 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above.International baccalaureate
112-128 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 3 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade H5 or above.IELTS
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
DBS Check
Satisfactory enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, (processed through the University only). The University is unable to accept DBS checks obtained through another institution (this includes those registered with the DBS Update Service); the checks undertaken by the University are appropriate to the course of study and relevant regulated activity placements. For important information on the UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements please refer to the Guidance on DBS and Additional Checks.
Self Declaration Check
You will be asked to complete this online form as part of the DBS check process. You will be asked to identify on the self-declaration form if you have any cautions/convictions that would not be filtered out on a DBS certificate. Please refer to the following website for guidance on filtering. The form will also ask if you have resided outside of the UK after the age of 16, to establish if an Overseas Police Record check may be required.
Overseas Police Checks/Letter of Good Conduct
The DBS in the UK is currently not able to conduct overseas criminal record checks. International applicants; those without British Citizenship and British Citizens with a significant period of overseas residency of 12 months or more after the age of 16; therefore, require a criminal records check or certificate of good conduct from their home/overseas country(ies) prior to entry on to the course. A UK DBS check will also be required prior to enrolment; the DBS team will send you guidance on how to apply following your offer of a place. The application process and timeframes for Overseas Police checks can differ from country to country and so it is recommended that you start the process as soon as possible after you have been made a conditional/Unconditional offer to ensure you have enough lead in time to obtain the check prior to enrolment. For some countries, an individual can only apply in person and so it is preferable for those applicants still resident in the relevant country, to apply before entering the UK.Our commitment to help every student succeed
Leeds Beckett University is committed to ensuring that every student with the potential to succeed at our University is able to do so regardless of their background. For this reason we operate a contextual admissions policy, which means we take into account a range of additional factors when we assess a student’s application. Applicants who meet at least one of our contextual admissions criteria will be offered a place on this course with lower (predicted or achieved) UCAS Tariff Points than our published tariff (above).Our contextual admissions criteria are:
- Home postcode is in an area where few people go to University (POLAR4 quintile 1 or 2 area. This can be checked on the Office for Students website).
- Declared disability on the UCAS application form (or direct application for part time applicants).
- Over the age of 21 on the 1st of September before the course starts.
- Declared as a care experienced on the UCAS application form (or direct application for part time applicants).
Mature Applicants
Our university welcomes applications from mature applicants who demonstrate academic potential. All students will be considered through the contextual admissions policy described above. If you do not meet the requirements through the contextual admissions policy, we may still be able to make you an offer if you have recent relevant work experience through our 'Recognition of Prior Learning' policy. Please ensure that you list both your qualifications and any relevant work experience in your application so that we can consider you under both schemes where applicable. All applicants should meet our standard entry requirements of GCSE grade C in English language and, where specified, Maths. Alternative qualifications such as functional skills are accepted in lieu of GCSEs for most courses.We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
International baccalaureate
112-128 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 3 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade H5 or above.IELTS
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
DBS Check
Satisfactory enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, (processed through the University only). The University is unable to accept DBS checks obtained through another institution (this includes those registered with the DBS Update Service); the checks undertaken by the University are appropriate to the course of study and relevant regulated activity placements. For important information on the UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements please refer to the Guidance on DBS and Additional Checks.
Self Declaration Check
You will be asked to complete this online form as part of the DBS check process. You will be asked to identify on the self-declaration form if you have any cautions/convictions that would not be filtered out on a DBS certificate. Please refer to the following website for guidance on filtering. The form will also ask if you have resided outside of the UK after the age of 16, to establish if an Overseas Police Record check may be required.
Overseas Police Checks/Letter of Good Conduct
The DBS in the UK is currently not able to conduct overseas criminal record checks. International applicants; those without British Citizenship and British Citizens with a significant period of overseas residency of 12 months or more after the age of 16; therefore, require a criminal records check or certificate of good conduct from their home/overseas country(ies) prior to entry on to the course. A UK DBS check will also be required prior to enrolment; the DBS team will send you guidance on how to apply following your offer of a place. The application process and timeframes for Overseas Police checks can differ from country to country and so it is recommended that you start the process as soon as possible after you have been made a conditional/Unconditional offer to ensure you have enough lead in time to obtain the check prior to enrolment. For some countries, an individual can only apply in person and so it is preferable for those applicants still resident in the relevant country, to apply before entering the UK.Additional entry requirements:
Verify your qualifications
If you are an international student, we can help you to compare and verify your qualifications. Please contact our International Office on +44 (0)113 812 1111 09.00 to 17.00 Mon-Thurs / 09.00 to 16.30 Fri GMT or email internationaloffice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.Need to improve your English Language skills?
Don't worry if you don't have the level of English required for your chosen course. We offer a wide range of courses which have been designed to help you to improve your qualifications and English language ability, most of which are accredited by the British Council. Check your English and find out more about our English courses.More questions?
No matter what your questions, we are here to answer them, visit our International website to get more information and find out about our online open days.Independent study is a crucial part of learning at university and you will be required to undertake many hours of self-directed research and reading, and preparation and writing of assessments. Your course is delivered through a number of modules, which will help you to plan your time and establish a study routine. Outside of your lectures, workshops and tutorials, a range of support is available to assist with your independent study. Our subject-specific librarians will be on hand to direct you to the specialist learning and study-skill resources. You’ll also be assigned an academic advisor to give you tailored feedback and support.
Teaching & Learning
Become a well-rounded, independent practitioner of sports coaching with a broad skillset. You will be able to create exciting and engaging physical activity plans to resonate with your participants and to help achieve your long-term coaching objectives.
The tabs below detail what and how you will study in each year of your course. The balance of assessments and overall workload is indicative and may be subject to change.
What you'll learn
Develop your knowledge, understanding and ability to apply personal, professional and academic skills. You'll gain a range of transferrable skills including written communication, essential research methods, critical thinking and self-reflection which will underpin the modules you study throughout your course.
Gain the knowledge to plan sessions appropriate for participants' ages and stages of development. This module will provide a framework for developing participants' generic motor skills through to sport specific skills, informed by participant development theory. You'll engage in reflective practice to extract learning from your experiences of planning and delivering co-created coaching sessions to children.
Explore threshold concepts relating to teaching and learning. You'll apply key pedagogical principles and gain understanding and appreciation of reflective practice. You'll use your knowledge to begin the process of self-evaluation and development. This module will provide a range of opportunities for you to practise practical delivery with primary school aged participants. This will lay the foundation of pedagogical and practice theories, for example coaching practical planning for your second and third years of study. You'll receive guidance and feedback from your tutors to enable the development of your reflective practice.
The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) defines at least four main domains in which a coach may work: performance; talent development; community; children. You will explore these different contexts, the contemporary issues coaches face, and the specific ways in which, for example, broad issues such as inclusion policies may influence on-the-ground practice.
Study a range of participant development models to explore and understand why children should not be coached as mini-adults. You'll be encouraged to learn and understand the key principles of growth and maturation from a biological, psychological, sociological perspective.
Explore the threshold concepts you studied in your Primary Sport Pedagogy model more deeply and with a focus on working with older participants that are 12- 15 years old. You'll develop your ability to reflect in-action to bring about an effective change within a session. You'll have the opportunity for practical delivery of a coaching session for secondary school aged participants. You'll gain understanding of key pedagogical and practice theories to support session planning. This module will lay the foundation for higher-level planning and reflection during your second and third years of study. You'll learn through structured feedback and reflective conversations with peers and staff.
What you'll learn
Explore your values and beliefs around professionalism in coaching. You'll discuss these in relation to existing theories and concepts, for example, diversity, equality and inclusion. We'll explore how well these align with the values you encounter in your placement. You'll also complete a skills audit and engage with professional development activities to enhance your employability.
Develop your knowled of a range of pedagogical tools. You'll plan activities that allow for maximum participant engagement. You'll extend your knowledge of pedagogy theories and concepts by undertaking an experiential learning placement. You'll engage in planning and reflective cycles to find approaches that work for your placement participants. You'll also reflect on values and professionalism as you begin shaping the learning environment.
Build on the research and study skills you gained in your first year. You'll develop the skills and knowledge you'll need to use research effectively across your second year and in your Final Year Project in your third year. By the end of this module, you'll be able to search for and apply relevant literature and theory. You'll also understand how to choose research designs to address research enquiries, and how to analyse and interpret empirical data and present findings. You'll develop these skills by participating in practical sessions that apply theory into practice.
Gain the knowledge and understanding you'll need to create and deliver a medium-term plan for the Designing Sport Curriculum module. Your plan will be aligned to the specific age and stage of development of your participants. The conceptual model you design will be linked to technical, tactical, physical, psychological and social demands. You'll use contemporary literature alongside self-generated analytics and published age/stage development literature to inform and underpin the conceptual model.
Prepare to design and deliver a medium-term plan for a sport type or a multi skill programme that is aligned to the specific age and stage of development of your participants. You'll effectively plan and deliver coaching sessions that facilitate the technical, tactical, physical, psychological and social development of your participants. You'll collect evidence of the development of your participants using data collection tools and methods.
Option modules may include
Study the concept of strength and conditioning and start to build the knowledge you'll need for the Advanced Strength & Conditioning module in year three. You'll focus on training programme design and strength and conditioning exercise delivery. The strength and conditioning programme you design will be underpinned by scientific principles. You'll be encouraged to reflect on your ability to coach and perform strength and conditioning exercises.
Behaviour management is central to the work of coaches, PE teachers and community sport practitioners. This module will prepare you to recognise behaviour issues as well as plan for positively managing behaviour within a practical setting. You'll explore a range of common behaviour management issues and address ‘good’ and ‘poor’ behaviour as you challenge binary understanding of these concepts. We'll unpick why participants may engage in particular (mis)behaviour and we'll introduce strategies for positive behaviour management. Through the use of a range of case study examples, you'll have the opportunity to experience and reflect on a range of positive behaviour management strategies.
Practise analysing video footage to provide clearer insights into tactical and technical performances at both team and individual levels within sport. In particular the module will develop your theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to the development of notational systems and movement analysis. You'll experience performing analyses across a range of real-world practitioner contexts.
Experience and assess a range of practical activities across the inclusion spectrum. You will examine the ways in which simplified, modified and adapted activities chosen from games, gymnastics, athletics and aquatics, can provide opportunities for a range of abilities and achieve a variety of desired outcomes.
Reflect upon how the environment, and perceptions of risk within the environment, impact upon engagement in activities. In particular, this module will explore the positive benefits of risk to the participant experience and development. You'll have the opportunity to consider how sports coaching theories and concepts can support participants in achieving positive engagement experiences.
What you'll learn
Develop the skills and knowledge you'll need for lead teaching and coaching roles. This module will focus on developing and refining a theoretically-informed, contextualised, set of pedagogical strategies. Throughout the module you'll engage in a year-long placement where you'll apply and reflect on inclusive and effective pedagogical strategies. The strategies you choose should be centred on coaching behaviours and activity design and should nbe explicitly aligned with long-term curriculum objectives.
Be challenged to undertake an extended and largely independent piece of work that demonstrates research skills, critical thinking, and an awareness of ethical methodological approaches to study. You are provided with a choice of project types that reflect the key knowledge, skills and attributes of graduate careers associated with your course (e.g. talent coach, performance analyst, primary PE specialist etc.)
Build the skills and knowledge you'll need to undertake lead coaching and teaching roles, with a focus on planning long-term coaching programmes. You'll create a simplified model of your activity, usually a sport, sport form or concept of physical literacy (if working in primary PE), and use your model as a basis for a curriculum. You'll also tailor your curriculum to a specific participant group by collecting information on group needs and comparing this with models, theories and evidence on child and adolescent development.
Get the preparation to graduate into employment into your chosen coaching contexts. You will engage in activities to support the development of your professional practice through reflection of your development as a person, student and coach. You will gain an advanced understanding of a range of coaching contexts through engagement with industry via guest speakers and site visits where possible.
Option modules may include
Further develop the knowledge of strength and conditioning that you gained in your second year of study. You'll build your capacity to plan single sessions into a medium-term programme of training. This module will expand your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and training theory. You'll use your enhanced knowledge to justify the design of your programme over multiple weeks. You'll demonstrate your ability to solve problems by completing a needs analysis and programme design for an applied case study. To do so, you'll undertake independent research to find new information and solutions.
Gain the skillset to appropriately film, analyse and present data to coaches, practitioners and athletes. You'll understand why it is important to present feedback to coaches and practitioners, and we'll explore a range of feedback methods. You'll also practise choosing the most effective medium and time to deliver the information. This module will enable you to gain practical understanding of how to use and problem solve on a range of software, as desired by employers.
This module will challenge you to consider the impact of the environment on the performer, within talent development settings. You'll identify ways to promote enhancements in high-quality talent development environments.
Practise applying coacihng practice analysis, curriculum design and planning concepts in a primary school PE context. You'll review current practices in primary schools and then propose alternatives. Your suggestions will aim to enhance the acquisition and development of physical literacy, games understanding and appreciation of aesthetic activities. You'll aim to simultaneously promote healthy and activity lifestyles to a range of primary school children from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Gain a socio-cultural understanding of the nature of contemporary policy and practice in physical education and youth sport. You will engage with the critical evaluation and analysis of physical education and youth sport within schools and the broader community.
Explore the positive youth development model. We'll apply the model specifically to underserved populations and we'll look to use a strengths-based and capacity building approach to individuals and community groups. You'll aim to work with a community partner to create a programme relevant to the needs of the group and subsequently deliver the program. You'll be challenged to think carefully about the who/what/how model of coaching. We'll focus on populations who could be deemed as being underserved by current access, availability and expertise in sport and/physical activity.
You'll underpin the knowledge you develop on this module with a sociological understanding of sports coaching. We'll encourage you to recognise and interpret how the socio-cultural context can shape the coaching process. You'll develop the practical strategies for promoting organisational change that you'll need in professional roles after graduation. We'll explore key concepts such as sociological imagination, agency and structure, social norms, power relations, and identity. On completion, you'll know how to reflect on the relationship between your own values and those of your context. You'll also be able to identify strategies for addressing inequalities in sports coaching.
This course offers the opportunity to take a ‘sandwich’ year – a year of paid employment in industry which will build your skills and experience. This is usually taken between the second and third year of your degree, typically making your course four years in total.
Students who choose the sandwich route find it helps with both their studies and getting a job after graduation. It can build your confidence, contacts, and of course your CV. Leeds Beckett advertise lots of placement opportunities and provide support in helping you find the right placement for you.
Fees & Funding hellooo
£9,250
UK
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2024/25 is £9250. The amount you will pay may increase each year to take into account the effects of inflation.
Sandwich Year
You will normally spend a whole year in placement. For this year you will be charged a reduced fee of £1385.
£16,000
International 2024
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2024/25 is £16000. The amount you will pay is fixed at this level for each year of your course.
Sandwich Year
You will normally spend a whole year in placement. For this year you will be charged a reduced fee of £2400.Fees & Funding
£9,250
For students entering in 2024
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2024/25 is £9250. The amount you will pay may increase each year to take into account the effects of inflation.
Sandwich Year
You will normally spend a whole year in placement. For this year you will be charged a reduced fee of £1385.Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
£16,000
For students entering in 2024
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2024/25 is £16000. The amount you will pay is fixed at this level for each year of your course.
Sandwich Year
You will normally spend a whole year in placement. For this year you will be charged a reduced fee of £2400.Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
In many cases, costs associated with your course will be included in your course fee. However, in some cases there are ‘essential’ additional costs (those that you will be required to meet in addition to your course fee), and/or ‘optional’ additional costs (costs that are not required, but that you might choose to pay). We have included those essential or optional additional costs that relate to your course, below.
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
91%
of students on BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching were positive about the way teaching staff explain things
Moving on up
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Your future in our hands
There’s a lot to consider when choosing a course. Take a look at the team you’ll be working with, employability statistics and career prospects to help make up your mind.
93.8%
of BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*
Career Prospects
Your tutors’ excellent industry contacts and Carnegie School of Sport’s experience in producing high-quality graduates means your course will provide a solid foundation for your career in sport and education.
Our graduates have gone on to work as sports coaches in a variety of settings such as:
- Professional clubs as coaches, performance analysts, strength and conditioning coaches
- Working for coaching companies in the education sector
- Setting up their own coaching company
- Working in local authority as sport development officers
- Completing postgraduate awards and becoming lecturers or PE teachers
Using the transferable skills developed on the course, graduates have also progressed to work in sectors outside sport such as youth work, the police and armed Forces, project management, marketing and sales, and primary school teaching.7
MSc Sports Coaching Bob Muir Bob talks more about the MSc Sports Coaching degree at Leeds Beckett University
Scholarships and bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that an education at Leeds Beckett University is open to all. If you're thinking of joining us for undergraduate study, you may be eligible for a non-repayable scholarship or bursary to help with the cost of university. To find out if you are be eligible visit our scholarships and bursaries page.
We also offer a range of non-repayable scholarships for international students. To find out if you may be eligible visit our scholarships for international students page and select your home country from the drop-down list.
Our Graduate Promise
We have a dedicated team of people who will support you with all aspects of your career planning, from day one until 18 months after you graduate.
Getting you career ready is an integral part of your university life and this is embedded throughout your lectures and seminars. Outside of your course there is a wide range of support available to help you achieve your career goals, including:
- Getting ready to apply for jobs
- Working on your CV
- Interview skills and assessment centres
- Connecting with employers and organisations
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i2i soccer academy
If you're a US student, our partnership with i2i Soccer Academy allows you the opportunity to study in the UK whilst developing your soccer skills.
